Men's Tennis Win at Montreat and Move to #13 in NAIA

Montreat, NC - RU Men's Tennis is having a great season with many talented players up and down the roster. They extended their record to 6-1 with the only loss coming to NCAA DII Young Harris. Previously, the Eagles were ranked #24, but the new poll has the at #13 for their early season success.  

In Tuesday's matchup with #18 ranked Montreat, the Eagles continued their success by winning two of the three doubles matches and five of the six singles matches. 

Luciano Fisicaro led the way in singles for the Eagles in the number one spot winning 6-2, 6-2 in his matches. Also, joining Fisicaro with singles wins were Bruno Squarcia, Pau Pujadas, Nikolai Hensberg, and Federico Zeiter.

In Doubles, the number one team of Estaban Federico & Bruno Squarcia narrowly lost 6-4 in their match, but the #2 and #3 spots won for the Eagles. Fisicaro & Pujadas won 6-1 in their match and Hensberg & Zeiter won in the #3 spot with the same score.

Both the Men and Women will be back in action this Friday at Bridgemill Athletic Club versus conference opponent Union College.

Below is the complete listing of matches from RU vs Montreat:

#24 Reinhardt University 6, #18 Montreat College 1
Doubles:
1. Hugo Rodriguez/Elisey Kalashnikov (MONT) def. Esteban Federico Sued/Bruno Squarcia (RU) 6-4
2. Luciano Fisicaro/Pau Pujadas (RU) def. Anouar Braham/Luigi Moretti (MONT) 6-1
3. Nikolai Hensburg/Federico Zeiter (RU) def. Jose Tomala/Jovan Slijepcevic (MONT) 6-1

Singles:
1. Luciano Fisicaro (RU) def. Luigi Moretti (MONT) 6-2, 6-2
2. Anouar Braham (MONT) def. Harsh Kheterpal 6-2, 6-4
3. Bruno Squarcia (RU) def. Jovan Slijepcevic 7-6 (7-4), 7-6 (7-5)
4. Pau Pujadas (RU) def. Elisey Kalashnikov (MONT) 7-6 (11-9), 6-2
5. Nikolai Hensburg (RU) def. Jose Tomala (MONT) 6-2, 6-3
6. Federico Zeiter (RU) def. Hugo Rodriguez (MONT) 6-2, 6-3
Order of finish: 1,5,2,4,3,6